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The game's setting, '', since the game was made using a version of the ''Ocarina of Time'' engine, and a number of the character models were reused. MAIN CHARACTERS Link See Also: Link (The Legend of Zelda) The protagonist. The Link in ''Majora's Mask'' is the “Hero of Time” from ''. Robbed by the Skull Kid, who turns him into a Deku Scrub , Link is drawn into the parallel world of Termina, where he must track down his stolen possessions, change himself back, and save the people of that world from a catacalysmic event using his power over time. The Link in this game has the ability of wearing different masks to assume the form of others whom he has "healed" with the Song Of Healing . Coincidentally, a Goron tourist with the same name as Link enters the town on the first day and makes a reservation at the Stock Pot Inn. The player can claim the reservation as their own, in which case the Goron is forced to sleep outside. Some people could consider that this Goron may be the alternate form of the young Goron in Ocarina of Time, also named Link by his father, Darunia. Because it's an alternative dimension, the young Goron may be an adult in Termina. After obtaining every mask in the game, Link can trade them all away before the final battle for possession of the mighty "Fierce Deity" mask, and becomes Fierce Deity Link. Though considered non-canonical by some fans, it is said in the manga that the Fierce Deity was an overwhelmingly powerful god or spirit who relished in battle, and his essence was compounded into a mask. Link becomes older when donning the mask, and significantly darker and more violent. He also becomes very tall, even in comparison with most of the adult characters in the game. Majora's Mask , also known as Majora, is the title character, primary Antagonist and final Boss in the game. In ancient times, the mask was worshiped by an ancient tribe who used it in rituals involving the casting of hexes and curses, until they finally sealed it away from the world in the hopes that its evil power would not be unleashed ever again. By the time Link begins his journey, this tribe has faded into legend. Not long before the game's story, the mask was briefly in the possession of the Happy Mask Salesman ; however, an imp known as Skull Kid robbed him of his treasure, and places the mask over his face. From that point, the Mask begins to corrupt Skull Kid's mind and wishes, which eventually results in Skull Kid wishing for the Moon to abandon its orbit and crash into his world, a Doomsday the player must prevent. Majora's Mask also seems to be related with the Fierce Deity. When suggesting to play a game of tag in the Moon, "good guys against bad guys", if Link has given all of his masks to the other four children of the moon, the child wearing Majora's Mask offers Link the Fierce Deity's Mask in order to become the true "bad guy". The origin of the mask was only mentioned once in the game, in an explanation from the Happy Mask Salesman . After finding out that Link 's first attempt at recovering the Mask from the thief failed, he tells Link that Majora's Mask is an accursed item from Legend , said to have been used by an ancient tribe in its hexing rituals. The Mask grants its wielder's wishes, but possesses them with an evil, Apocalyptic power. According to this legend, the troubles caused by Majora's Mask were so great that the ancient ones, fearing catastrophe, "sealed the Mask in shadow forever", preventing its misuse. But by the time of ''Majora's Mask'', the legendary tribe had vanished, and thus any other information about the origin and true nature of the Mask was lost. Being trapped in the shadow makes it unknown how the Happy Mask Salesman obtained it; although eventually, Skull Kid and his fairy sibling companions Tatl And Tael managed to ambush him and steal it. Skull Kid began to wear the Mask, and eventually, it possessed his wishes, weakened his inhibitions and brought out his repressed feelings, such as Anger and Loneliness . By the beginning of the game, Skull Kid has already used the Mask to cause trouble in Termina , from small evils such as turning Kafei , a soon-to-marry young man, into a child, to greater destructive actions, like sealing the Four Giants , Termina's protectors, behind Masks, and causing sudden Weather and Geographical changes that threaten to kill the many Terminian races. The Manga by Akira Himekawa, although not by official Nintendo authors, provides a side story that attempts to explain the origin of the Mask. The Mask is revealed to be an ancient and dangerous artifact made from the body armor of a legendary beast, Majora. According to a myth devised "by the humans themselves," the beast's armor was supposed to grant wishes and hold a great and terrible power. Nevertheless, all who approached Majora, warriors, men and women alike, even with good intentions, were devoured without remorse by the beast. After centuries of a woeful and solitary existence, a being disguised as a human Musician (resembling the Fierce Deity ) approached Majora, and offered it eternal rest, not by fighting, but by playing music. Majora happily began to dance, but in the end died of exhaustion after three days of agony. The musician removed the armor's body parts from Majora, and from them he carved Majora's Mask, attempting to bring an end to the solitude of the beast and the fear and ambition of the people. Somehow, Majora's Mask ended up in the hands of early Terminian tribes, and became known as the Mask of the Devil . Majora's Mask gained its power from the evil desires that people had in their minds as they were devoured by the beast, or when they cast the hexes when the armor was made into the mask. As it passed from member to member in the tribe it accumulated its power until it was too much to control. The tribe died out, but the mask still rested in darkness, until the Happy Mask Salesman recovered it after a long search. In the end of this story, the Mask's wish-granting power is destroyed, but the reasons behind its apocalypse and the motivation behind the Salesman's quest for it are never revealed. In the Manga, Majora's Mask has more of a personality, where seemed playful, but still evil and psychotic, since it's ideas of fun were twisted and consisted playing with the lives of others, and it feels no remorse for it actions. Skull Kid Skull Kid is a character first seen in his currently most popular form in ''The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time''. He could be found in the Lost Woods, a maze-like forest near the starting location of the game, playing a flute whilst standing upon a tall stump. Link can play "Saria's Song" for him for a piece of heart and give him a “Skull Mask” to 'show it off to his friends' or hide his face (or lack thereof). Afterwards he shows friendship towards Link. However, he also tends to show fear or hatred toward adults, as he would attack adult Link on sight by shooting darts out of his flute. Skull Kid also shows the ability to disappear into thin air. Link is told that he was once a child that became lost in the woods. In the sequel to ''Ocarina of Time'', '''', the Skull Kid was a main character in the storyline. He was somewhat of a Bully and always played tricks, hence he could never make any friends (ironically, he never realized why). One day, he was taking shelter from the pouring rain, all alone and very unhappy. He then met Tatl And Tael and quickly became friends with them. He continued to play tricks, eventually scaring the Happy Mask Salesman. Looking through his masks, he stole his favorite, the cursed artifact, "Majora's Mask". The mask took at least some degree of control over him as his mischief ("I'd just thought I'd have a little fun with you...") turned to outright malevolence. Under its influence and with the help of the mask's power, he cursed many people in Termina (including Link), sealed away the Four Giants and cursed the moon, giving it a demonic face, and made it fall from the sky. Link eventually summons the Four Giants again, who then catch the moon before it hits Termina, causing Skull Kid to collapse due to the great emotional surge combined with the Mask's attempt to keep control. At the end of the game, after the mask has been sealed again Skull Kid regains his friendship with the Giants. The Skull Kid also sniffs Link and tells him "You smell like the fairy kid who taught me that song in the woods"(Saria's Song) . This is an obvious indication that he is indeed the same Skull Kid whom Link gave the skull mask to in Ocarina of Time. His appearance generally revolves around his dark, bark-colored skin and glowing orange eyes. The rest of his face is obscure, save for a beak-like appendage. (Whether this is actually part of his face or not is speculation. Generally, the Skull Kid looks like a wooden bird with a hat and tattered clothing). One description says that Skull Kid is unhappy “not to have a face”. There is more than one Skull Kid in the Lost Woods (three altogether) but only one is featured in Majora's Mask. A Skull Kid also makes an appearance in '' Twilight Princess ''. He is much shorter, with blue skin, pointy ears, and a wide-brimmed hat that gives him a rather impish appearance. He lacks the beak of other Skull Kids, and has a smiling, stitch-like mouth instead. Link is required to play hide and seek with him and attack him before he flees, while dodging the dangerous wooden puppets he summons with his horn. He also has the ability to open doors in the Sacred Grove, in order to guide the player to the Master Sword (which lies within the ruined Temple of Time). He treats the entire chase as if it was a game, even stating it was fun after Link attacks him for the final time. In the The Legend Of Zelda Manga , it tells of how the forest tricks human hearts into wandering the same paths over and over, and if the poor soul loses sight of the exit, he or she will never return again. There is also talk in the The Legend of Zelda series Manga of a Bagu tree, the rival to the Great Deku Tree, for whom the Skull Kid works. A side story in the manga also tells of Link making a mask for a Kokiri festival, which is stolen by the Skull Kid, who later instead takes the mask of the festival's "monster" (ironically played by Link). Happy Mask Salesman Link met the Happy Mask Salesman in Hyrule , where he had set up shop in Hyrule Castle Town . Having learned the legends of the ancient Terminans and uncovered information about Majora's Mask, he set out to find it and adds it to his collection. On his way back to Hyrule he was confronted by the Skull Kid, who knocked him out and stole Majora's Mask. He encounters Link, though it is unclear whether or not he recognized him, and employs him to retrieve Majora's Mask. There is more to this character than meets the eye. His facial expressions do not gradually change, but rather flash into a new emotion as if he were swapping masks. The five children on the moon all have an identical hair style and skull structure. One of the children even comments "Are you going to be a mask salesman too?" This character also mysteriously vanishes when walking away from Link and the Skull Kid. It is unknown what his tie to the mask really is because of these oddities and his desire for having it so badly. The salesman teaches Link the Song of Healing, playing a rather large organ (which seemingly appears from nowhere), though only three notes are used for the song. It is also noted that he carries a Mario mask, a mask that resembles Elvis Presley , a mask that resembles Doctor Doom , and is identical to the one on the mayor's chair, but with a frown, a mask that resembles the character Darth Maul from the popular movie series Star Wars and a mask which is identical to the design on the mirror shield acquired in the Ikana well. Tatl and Tael Tatl and Tael are siblings, the ", hinting at their childish natures and also explaining Tatl's function of "telling on" the bad guys, telling Link their secrets and weaknesses (though Tatl will sometimes admit that she has no idea how to deal with certain creatures) as well as Tael revealing that the Four Giants are needed in order to stop Skull Kid. In Japan they are known as . Early direct translations from the Japanese were used by importers to discuss the characters before the North American version became available. This walkthrough says “Stalkid: An imp with only two friends, Chat and Trail, [http://www.legendofzelda.com/z6characters.html A fan site says “Stalkid - An imp who once had no friends, he is the companion of Chat and Trail.” Also, the French-language Majora's Mask FAQ says “Ces deux fées s'appellent Chat et Trail (JP), connues sous les noms Tatl et Tael dans la version nord-américaine.” This translates to: “These two fairies are called Chat and Trail (JP), known by the names Tatl and Tael in the North American version.” BOMBERS' NOTEBOOK CHARACTERS These are characters that are automatically placed into the Bombers' Notebook once Link receives the notebook from them and talks to each of the following characters. These characters require Link to do certain tasks for them in order for Link to fill up his Notebook or when he interacts with them in certain ways and they give out certain rewards for his efforts. Bombers Secret Society of Justice A group of young boys, lead by a boy named Jim, who are out to help the people of Clock Town. There are six members, one of whom guards the entrance to the Astral Observatory, which they use as a hideout. As a Deku Scrub, Link must play hide and seek and find five of them in order to get the password to their secret base (a similar game of hide and seek is played with the Killer Bee Gang in Wind Waker ). Once Link learns the password, he can use it to easily join their club (after going back in time and regaining his human form). They then give him the Bomber's Notebook, which can be used to catalog items, people and events. Jim reveals that they once had a non-human member and that they regret ever having him. It is implied, though not confirmed, that this non-human member is actually the Skull Kid. The Astronomer at the Observatory also tells Link that Kafei was once part of the Bombers. The members of the BSSJ are nearly identical to the boy in ''OoT'' who impersonates and buys the Spooky Mask from Link. ??? An emaciated hand that reaches out of the Stock Pot Inn's squatting Toilet is simply referred to as ''???'' and demands only a piece of paper (presumably to use it as Toilet Paper ) in exchange for a Piece Of Heart . This mysterious hand also makes an appearance in '' Oracle Of Ages '', in the past-times of Labrynna, living in a small building called "Toilet" on the map. He also asks for a piece of paper, which he is willing to trade his Stink Bag for. Anju A young woman whose family runs the Stock Pot inn in Clock Town . Anju says that before her family rented out their rooms they used to be a cafeteria. A terrible cook with a bad memory, Anju tends to apologize a lot and leave things until the last minute. Anju is engaged to Kafei, and although their wedding is in jeopardy at the beginning of the game, she later marries him. She is shown in her wedding dress during the end credits. Anju is the Terminan Counterpart to the Cucco Lady from ''OoT'', who could not handle her Cuccos due to unfortunate allergies. A second Counterpart also appears in '''' again as being unable to handle Cuccos but does not have an allergy to them. Kafei mask]] Kafei is Anju 's fiancé. Before the wedding was to take place, he and Anju constructed masks to use in the ceremony. She made the Mask of the Moon, he, the Mask of the Sun. On his way to the milk bar to show his friends, Kafei bumped into the Skull Kid , who used the evil magic of Majora's Mask to transform Kafei into a child. Kafei traveled to North Clock Town to ask the Great Fairy there for help, but to make matters worse he then encountered Sakon , 'the grinning thief', who stole his wedding mask. Kafei spends most of the three-day cycle hidden in the back of the Curiosity Shop, in the laundry pool area, hoping to track down Sakon. He always wears a Keaton Mask when he goes out into town, such as to send a letter. If Link goes behind the curtain in the room next to Madame Aroma's office, he can read an entry of Kafei's diary, which appears to have been written a short while before Kafei is transformed into a child by the Skull Kid and has his mask stolen. If Link speaks to the astronomer in the observatory while wearing the Kafei Mask, he learns that Kafei was a member of the Bombers when he was young. If Link intervenes, Kafei can get the Sun's Mask back and be reunited with Anju, who still loves him even though he is transformed. When they reunite (moments before the moon hits), they exchange oaths and join their masks together to form the Couple's Mask. They give Link the mask for being their witness, and wait together for the world to end. If Link stops the moon, the end credits show Anju in a wedding dress walking down the aisle, but the camera shows Kafei's perspective, so it is never definitively shown whether or not Kafei transforms back into a man when the malicious powers of Majora's Mask are destroyed (though the camera angle suggests that he is around Anju's height). It is plausible that he may become an adult again if he knew the Great Fairy could help him beforehand, and much of the other evil done by Majora's Mask is reversed when its power is lost. Kafei's quest is the longest in the game, spanning all three days and involving several masks. During this optional quest to recover the Sun's Mask, the player is able to directly control Kafei for some brief segments, making him one of the first playable secondary characters in the entire ''Legend Of Zelda'' Series . Anju's grandmother Anju's grandmother is a very old woman in a wheelchair (which has spikes on the wheels and the face of a Tiger on the back), who seems to think everyone who speaks to her is her deceased son Tortus (Anju's father). She seems to be partially blind and somewhat senile; on the other hand, the entries in her diary indicate that her brain is working correctly, and that she is trying to avoid eating her granddaughter's cooking, as well as being depressed and trying to live in a time that has long since passed. She tells extremely long stories that only the wearer of a rare mask—namely, the expensive All-Night Mask purchased at the Curiosity Shop—can listen to without falling asleep, and awards Pieces Of Heart to those who listen well. It appears that she was a Clock Town schoolteacher in the past; when Link speaks to her wearing the Kafei Mask she mistakes Link for Dotour and tells him to talk to teacher if he gets picked on again. Her diary entry on the second and third days mentions that the family will be taking refuge at Romani Ranch to avoid the fall of the moon, and that she'll maybe "take along some of Gampy's favorite books." It is unknown whether "Gampy" is the name of her husband, an approximation of "grampy" (ie. Anju's grandfather), or the name of Anju's mother. Her Hyrulian counterpart is the elderly woman who makes the blue potion in ''Ocarina of Time''. Cremia A friend of Anju, she runs Romani Ranch with her sister Romani . They're famous for their prized Chateau Romani Milk, but lately bandits have been stealing it. Cremia delivers Milk to clock town, but will be attacked en route if Link doesn't protect her. Once Link successfully defends her coach from the bandits, she'll give him Romani's Mask, which allows him to access the Milk Bar in East Clocktown. If he goes back in time and does it again, he will either get two hundred rupees or a hug from Cremia (which makes Link feel "All warm and fuzzy inside"). Cremia doesn't believe what Romani says about the aliens at first. However, if Romani ends up abducted by them on the first day, she'll be too depressed to deliver milk, although that might also be because the cows will also be gone. On the other hand, if the aliens are successfully fended off, she seems to have believed her by the time Link saves Termina, as she is shown watching Romani practice in the credits. Also of interest is her relationship to Anju and Kafei. The dialogue from Anju's mother and Cremia herself hints at a possible love triangle, where Cremia has (possibly unreturned) feelings towards Kafei. However, she's happy for Anju and doesn't intervene at any point, although Anju's mother apparently thinks otherwise. Cremia is the counterpart of from the Adult Link portion of ''Ocarina of Time''. Romani A girl around Link's age who runs Romani Ranch with her sister Cremia. They're famous for their prized Romani Milk, but lately bandits have been stealing it. Mysterious ghosts/aliens also plague the ranch, stealing the cows before the Carnival Of Time every year. Romani will try to defend the cows by practicing with a bow, but without Link's help, she will fail in her endeavor, resulting in the abduction of both herself and the cows. If this happens, Romani returns on the third day (found wandering far outside her house in a daze) with parts of her memory erased. The player can still practice shooting fake aliens while riding on Epona and get new records, but Romani won't remember what the practice is for. Aside from possessing a more cheery disposition than Malon, Romani also has a habit of referring to herself in the third person and likes to call Link "Grasshopper," which alludes to Malon calling Link "Fairy Boy." Romani is the counterpart of OoT character child Malon, before she ages seven years after Link pulls the Master Sword from the Pedestal of Time. Postman The Postman is usually running around Clock Town, delivering mail. While he's in his office, he does some mental exercises and invites Link to join him. He is utterly devoted to the mail and to his delivery schedule, and will not flee the doomed town unless Link helps him get official orders to do so. His Hyrulian Counterpart can be seen running around ''. Interstingly, he appears to be afraid of the Bunny Hood, likely a reference to the runner's reaction to receiving the Hood. The Postman is the Terminian Counterpart to the un-named marathon runner in Ocarina Of Time to whom Link sells the Bunny Hood. The Postman's "name" is most likely an allusion to the fact that the marathon runner in ''Ocarina of Time'' also had no real name. Toto Toto is the in shape, but has a different face and is much smaller. Of note is that he is the only Zora in ''Majora's Mask'' to notice that Link is not Mikau while Link is using the Zora Mask, although he does observe that Link looks something like Mikau. OTHER IMPORTANT CHARACTERS Darmani Darmani is a and into the valley below. His spirit was visited by the owl Kaepora Gaebora, who told him that he will be visited by a magic-user who is able to see his ghost — Link. Darmani guides Link to his gravesite, where he tells his story. He then asks Link if Link can use his magic to bring him back to life, but realizing that Link does not possess that power, he asks that Link soothe his spirit, broken for not being able to save his people from the fatal winter. Link plays the Song Of Healing to soothe Darmani's spirit, and obtains the Goron Mask, which Link can use to take Darmani's form. While in this form, the Ocarina Of Time becomes a quartet of marching drums known as the Goron Drums. Link's standard green cap and tunic are assumed into his Goron visage while wearing the mask; however, to all others he appears to look exactly like Darmani. When Link plays the Elegy of Emptiness in Goron form, the Goron statue left behind has a gigantic scar on its belly, possibly from the fall Darmani took when he died. Darmani was a fairly accomplished Goron racer, and the personal hero of the Goron Elder's son when he was alive. He seems to have had a close relationship with the Goron Elder and his son—the Elder explained that he used to play the Goron's Lullaby for Darmani when he was younger, hinting that the Goron Elder is also his father and that the Goron Elder's son is his younger brother. The Goron Elder reveals to Link, while in Goron form, that it was his wish for Darmani to inherit his position of patriarch. Mikau and Lulu]] Mikau is the Guitarist of The Indigo-Go's, and often holds jam sessions with fellow band member Japas . Mikau is covered in many tattoos, which no other Zora seems to have. His guitar is made from the skeleton of a large fish. Link first encounters Mikau when he sees the guitarist floating in the ocean, on the verge of death from attempting to rescue Lulu's eggs from the Gerudo pirates. When Link brings the wounded Mikau to shore, Mikau gets to his feet and in a rather humorous manner tells Link what happened to him by playing a song and singing, collapsing afterwards. Link must play the " Song Of Healing " to free Mikau's spirit of his troubles and obtain the Zora Mask, which Link can use to take Mikau's form. It is hinted that Mikau was romantically involved with Lulu, and could perhaps be the father of her children, as she initially doesn't want to tell him that the Gerudo pirates took her eggs. In the end credits, there is a scene where Mikau is performing with the rest of the band. Whether this is the real Mikau returned to life or Link taking his form is unknown. The '' sweepstakes.(January 2001), "A Bone to Pick!", Nintendo Power (140): 98-99 Goron Elder The Goron Elder is the patriarch of the Goron tribe in Termina, and thus leader of their Northern mountain civilization. He becomes frozen in a block of ice after taking it upon himself to trek to Snowhead to deal with the storm plaguing the Goron civilization (after Darmani doesn't return). After freeing him from the ice, Goron Link is taught the first-half of the Goron's Lullaby . The Goron Elder's son is still only a child in Goron terms, a baby or a toddler at most. It's not clear exactly how old the Goron Elder is, but examining his diminished physique and degenerated body, it's obvious he is exceedingly old. He supports his weight on his knuckles due to his hunched back. After you thaw out the Elder his extremely slow movement causes him to become frozen again after only a few steps. Once you defeat Goht, he will appear at the shrine with the other Gorons celebrating the end of the unnaturally long winter. Goron Elder's son The Elder's only son. He cries incessantly when his father is not around, and can only be calmed by Goron's Lullaby . He also seems to be close to Darmani (although their relationship is not clarified, most likely they are friends, although the Goron Elder hints that they may also be brothers since the Goron Elder claimed he played the Goron's Lullaby for Darmani when he was younger), calling the older Goron "Darmi". He also seems oblivious to the fact that Darmani is dead, for he doesn't act surprised when Link talks to him as Darmani. The Indigo-Gos The Indigo-Gos are a musical band consisting of five Zoras. They are known especially for their old standby, "Ballad of the Wind Fish," which featured Lulu's mother as the lead singer and is distinctly different from the "Ballad of the Wind Fish" heard in ''Link's Awakening''. At times during the game, the members of the band can be heard playing renditions of theme music from earlier ''The Legend of Zelda'' series games, such as the "Hyrule Overture" (the original overworld theme) featured in the original ''''. In the Japanese version the name of the band is . Evan Evan is the band's leader, Keyboardist and main Songwriter . He looks fairly different from other Zoras, featuring more golden or brown scales and an eel-like tail coming from the back of his head in place of the usual dolphin one. He sent Mikau to retrieve Lulu's missing eggs. Evan writes most of the songs for the band, and dislikes it when others write songs without his input. His scales may not be one-of-a-kind, as the Golden Scale is similar to his scales. He plays the " Game Over " theme from '' The Legend Of Zelda '' for the NES . Japas Japas is the Bassist of The Indigo-Gos. He is friends with Mikau, and has his Cephalic fins styled like typical " Grunge " hair (such as that of Nirvana 's lead singer Kurt Cobain , for example); his manner of speech reflects his "slacker" demeanor also. His bass guitar is constructed from the body and forearm of a large Crustacean . He and Mikau are reputed to regularly jam together. He plays the Dungeon theme from '' The Legend Of Zelda '' for the NES . Lulu Lulu is the lead ''. However, the main visual difference between them is that Lulu wears a dress, while Ruto is Naked . Tijo Tijo is the '' on the SNES. Great Fairies Just like in Hyrule, there are Great Fairies in Termina, although fewer in number. They look like beautiful women (without wings, unlike common Fairies), and wear rather few clothes. While all Great Fairies in Hyrule were identical, the ones from Termina can be distinguished by their hair color and titles. Majora's Mask had broken their bodies into several smaller fairies known as Stray Fairies. These Stray Fairies all have the same color as the hair of the corresponding Great Fairy. Unlike other fairies from ''Ocarina of Time'' and ''Majora's Mask'', stray fairies look more humanoid and fly with two propeller-like wings on their head. Each of the Great Fairies gives Link a gift for bringing the Stray Fairies back to their Fairy Fountains. The Four Giants The Four Giants are beings worshiped by the Terminans as gods and guardians of their world. When they assumed the responsibility of guardian deities, their friend the Skull Kid felt that they had wronged him, and he used the power of Majora's Mask to seal them into the four masked beasts. These four gods of Termina are worshiped at the Carnival of Time with a song sang at the top of the Clock Tower, in hopes of a good harvest in the year to come. They may be compared with the Four Heavenly Kings of the real-world Buddhist faith, which are also associated with the four cardinal directions. Once they are freed, the Four Giants are shown as enormous wood-like heads with greenish beards and long, skinny limbs. The Four Giants are also a trophy in '' Super Smash Bros. Melee '', and appear in the background of the "Great Bay" stage of the same game, catching the falling moon, and tossing it up into the sky again. Tingle See Also: Tingle Tingle is a man of 35, but short and immature. He believes he is a fairy child like the Kokiri (and dresses accordingly). He floats high above the ground using a red balloon, and while he's in the air he paints useful maps. Seeing Link's outfit, he shares his "magic words" (Tingle, Tingle! Kooloo-Limpah!) and sells Link his maps. ''Majora's Mask'' is Tingle's first appearance in '' The Legend Of Zelda '' series. He reappears several times later on. Aliens A mysterious race of Ghost -like entities (known as "They" in dialog or "ghosts" in the Bomber's notebook) that appear each year, a few days before The Carnival Of Time , to raid Romani Ranch and abduct its Cow s. Their mode of transport appears to be a shining ball of energy, possibly a Spacecraft , which will fly over the ranch and send in more troops should the first waves fall. Their methods and motives are never explained, but they appear to be a play on real-world cow abduction conspiracies. Romani and Link are the ranch's only defense against the invaders, and if Link fails to stop Them, They will blow the roof off the barn and abduct the cows and Romani (who is also in the barn at the time), after which a mourning Cremia can be found the next day. If Romani has been abducted, she can be found at the ranch on the Third Day, apparently with her memories wiped. At the end of the game Romani and Cremia train to counter future attacks. According to Pamela's father, it's possible that They are related to the Garos that roam Ikana Canyon, though he may have been referring to the Gorman Bros. who wore Garo Masks during the milk delivery sequence. Anju's mother Anju's mother is a stocky woman who wears a large green coat and keeps her hair up in a bun. She can be found sometimes attending the front desk of the Stock Pot Inn on either the second or third day if Anju is absent when her quest is failed in the cycle. If Link wears the Kafei Mask when speaking to her, she gets angry and throws a fist into the air while yelling at Link to not show that face around her. From this reaction it can be assumed that she disapproves of Kafei going missing and supposedly abandoning Anju, that she doesn't want to be reminded of her daughter's sorrow, or that she just doesn't like him in general. This is further proved on the night of the second day, if Link has the inn key. At 9:30 pm on the Night of the Second Day, if Link listens though the weak spot in the wall in "his" room, an interesting conversation between Anju and her mother can be heard, discussing refuge in Romani Ranch and Kafei's disappearance. Her mother apparently thinks he has run off with Cremia and states that it would work to Cremia's benefit, and implies her husband once did the same thing to her. In the credits, she can be seen attending Anju's and Kafei's wedding. Aveil Aveil is the leader of the pirates living in the Fortress at the coast of Great Bay. She's been told by Majora's Mask that the eggs of the Zora Lulu are the key to getting rich very quickly, through treasure from the Great Bay Temple. Link sees her once while spying on a conversation between her and another pirate, but never meets her. Beaver Brothers Two beavers of a fraternal nature. They live atop a waterfall at the end of the Great Bay Coast, and horde bottles and Pieces Of Heart —refusing to give their treasures to anyone who can't outswim them both. In the first round, Link must swim through 20 rings in under 2 minutes; in the second, 25 rings. Children of the Moon There are five children up on the moon. Once the player has rescued all four giants and goes to Clock Tower on the eve of the carnival and plays the Oath to Order they get sucked up by the moon. They are all wearing masks the same as the bosses; Odolwa, Goht, Gyorg, Twinmold, and Majora. After the player clears the four Moon Dungeons and talks to the child wearing Majora's Mask he is given the Fierce Deity's Mask. Strangely these children are very similar in appearance to the mask man, leading into more questions about his mysterious past. Deku Butler A butler to the Deku King of Termina . For saving the Deku Princess and her friend the monkey, Link gets a chance to enter a little race with the Deku Butler. If Link wins, he will receive the Mask of Scents. However, it is also implied this is therapy for the Deku Butler, as he mentions he used to race with his missing son all the time, and how much Deku Link looks like his son. The small, twisted Deku Sprout seen early in the game and after the end credits is generally believed to be the Deku Butler's missing son. At the end of the game, the Deku Butler is also seen crying in front of the twisted Deku Sprout. Some fans believe the deku mask is in fact the stolen soul of the twisted Deku Sprout. Deku Butler's son His name is not mentioned anywhere in the game and his story is told rather subtly. When Link is on his way to Termina from Hyrule, after just being turned into a Deku Scrub, he sees a small, twisted sprout. Tatl remarks it looks just like Link in his Deku Scrub form and that it also looks like it could start crying any second. No more is said about it until Link meets the Deku Butler, who remarks how much Link (in his Deku Scrub form) reminds him of his son, who's gone missing. The Deku Butler confesses how much he misses him. At the end of the game, the Deku Butler can be seen crying near the twisted sprout. In general, it is believed the son of the Deku Butler wandered off too far and was killed by Majora's Mask in a rather painful way. Whether this was just for fun or was done in order to be able to curse someone is unknown. It is believed that the Deku Mask is inhabited by his spirit, since Link's other shapeshifting masks were also taken from nearby members of their respective races who had recently died (with the exception of the Fierce Deity form he takes), and the twisted sprout is close to the place where Link was first transformed. Like Darmani and Mikau, the Deku Butler's son is one of the characters who could not be saved, since he died before the three day cycle started. It is also interesting to note that when Link wears the Deku Mask and plays the Elegy of Emptiness, his ''doll'' bares a striking resemblance to the twisted sprout from the beginning of the game. Since both the Goron and Zora ''dolls'' are Darmani and Mikau respectively, it is generally believed that the spirit of the Twisted Sprout is infused within the Deku Mask. Deku King Ruler of the Deku tribe in Termina, his daughter is the Deku Princess. Deku society in Termina is very different from that of the forest primitives in Hyrule, and has developed into a full-fledged civilization with an apparent social hierarchy. He appears to have quite a temper and has a tendency to overreact. Deku Princess Link must rescue the Deku Princess from the Woodfall Temple by defeating Odolwa, and return her to her father, the Deku King. Somehow, she is able to ride inside one of Link's bottles. A monkey friend of hers is accused of kidnapping her, but he is innocent. She appears to have a temperament equal to her father, displaying his fierce temper and general bad attitude. When hearing of her father's ill treatment of her friend (the king had tortured the monkey by dipping him in boiling hot liquid in his anger) she physically attacks her father in retribution when Link returns her to him, proving herself more than his match. Kotake and Koume Kotake, the potion shop owner in the Southern Swamp, and Koume, the boat cruise attendant, are twin witch sisters. Kotake, in her old age, is losing her sense of smell so Koume goes and finds mushrooms for their potions for her. They are the alternate versions of Ganondorf's surrogate mothers and the bosses in ''Ocarina of Time'' who share the same names and combine into Twinrova . Mutoh The head carpenter in charge of constructing the fireworks tower in the center of Clock Town. He seems to be extremely stubborn and is mostly always seen in his pose of arms crossed and laughing in a scoffing manner. Mutoh can be first found arguing with Captain Viscen in the Mayor's office over whether or not to flee the town in the wake of the impending moon or to continue on with the carnival; both men trying to convince the uncertain Mayor of their respective opinions. Should Link quell this feud with the Couple's Mask, Mutoh seems to disappear until the night of the final day, where he can be found at the foot of the completed carnival tower (no other carpenters in sight) yelling spitefully at the moon "If you're gonna fall, then what's stoppin' ya, you monster?!" However, Mutoh does believe that the moon will fall, and if Link talks to him as a Deku during the Night of the Final Day, he will tell Link that he wished he could scare the moon away. Notably, he seems to have some sons who already fled the town and a wife, about whom he wonders of her whereabouts (whether she's fled or not) during the end of the meeting in the mayor's office. Also, he seems to dislike Kafei for going missing and compares him to his sons. Mutoh is the Terminan counterpart to the unnamed head carpenter from ''Ocarina of Time''. Additionally, he re-appears in '''', along with some of his workers in Hyrule Castle Market. Pamela One of the only three living inhabitants of Ikana Canyon, (the other two being Sakon and her father), she spends most of her time locked in her house. She only comes out when Link plays the Song of Storms in Sharp the Composer's lair, causing a stream of water to pour down, or by planting a bomb outside her door. She is very reserved, due to the mutation of her father, and wants to be left alone by outside intruders. After healing her father, she discusses with the player that she wants to leave Ikana and go back to town. Pamela's Father A researcher and scientist, one of the only three inhabitants of Ikana Canyon. He lives with his daughter and conducts experiments on the undead and the supernatural phenomenon occurring in Ikana. When Link first meets him, it is revealed that he has been painfully turned into a Gibdo when he went into the bottom of the well. Using the Song of Healing, Link can help Pamela's father revert back to his human state, receiving the Gibdo mask in the process. Her father seems to have no recollection of being a Gibdo, and Pamela wishes that Link not speak to her father about the event, because it would provoke him into delving deeper into his studies. He seems to be unafraid of Ikana's supernatural state, and has developed a plethora of safety mechanisms (such as the Gibdo-repelling song he plays) to keep himself and his daughter safe. Sakon Sakon is a man who steals from the more vulnerable inhabitants of Clock Town . He steals the Sun's Mask from Kafei after the latter was turned into a child by the Skull Kid, and, when Link arrives in Clock Town, he witnesses Sakon robbing an old woman of a bomb bag delivery to her Bomb Shop. Eventually Link travels back in time and intervenes in both of these victims' situations. He is also notable as the only normal human that Link can kill, albeit through trying to stop him stealing the bomb bag. If Link fires an arrow at Sakon while he is trying to escape, the bomb bag, apparently full of explosives, blows up, killing Sakon. However, this has no practical value, and not only does the old woman not give Link a mask, but Kafei's quest cannot be completed in that cycle. He is later seen in Ikana Canyon, and can be witnessed prancing around in front of his intricate hideout where he stores all of his stolen goods. He is the Terminan counterpart to the man prancing around in Hyrule Castle Market during Link's childhood in ''Ocarina of Time'', where he mysteriously runs inside and out of different markets, constantly muttering that he is late (similar to the White Rabbit from ''Alice in Wonderland''). BOSS CHARACTERS Masked Jungle Warrior Odolwa ''See Odolwa Masked Mechanical Monster Goht ''See Goht '' Gargantuan Masked Fish Gyorg ''See Gyorg '' Giant Masked Insect Twinmold ''See Twinmold '' FOOTNOTES |
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